Gail Tsukiyama

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San Francisco, The United States

gender

female

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http://literati.net/Tsukiyama/

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Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Born to a Chinese mother and a Japanese father in San Francisco, Gail Tsukiyama now lives in El Cerrito, California. Her novels include Women of the Silk (1991), The Samurai's Garden (1995), Night of Many Dreams (1998), The Language of Threads (1999), Dreaming Water (2002), and The Street of a Thousand Blossoms (2007).

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Gail Tsukiyama's Books

Average rating: 3.97 · 26,369 ratings · 2,827 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Samurai's Garden 4.09 of 5 stars 4.09 avg rating — 9,096 ratings — published 1994 — 13 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Women of the Silk 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 7,193 ratings — published 1991 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Street of a Thousand Blossoms 3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 4,062 ratings — published 2007 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Language of Threads 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 2,809 ratings — published 1999	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night of Many Dreams 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,185 ratings — published 1998 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dreaming Water 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 1,104 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hundred Flowers 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 918 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sumotori by Gail Tsukiyama, Paz Pruneda (Translator) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Gail Tsukiyama

“Sometimes you can’t let go of the past without facing it again.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Samurai's Garden

tags: memory, moving-on

147 people liked it

“Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There's no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, Dreaming Water

tags: children, family, love, mothers

76 people liked it

“Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.”
― Gail Tsukiyama, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms

tags: destination, destiny, goals, life, patience, snail, waiting

51 people liked it

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Which book would you like to read for our October 1 - November 1 History group read?

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

12 votes, 40.0%

Peony in Love by Lisa See

6 votes, 20.0%

The Pure Land by Alan Spence

5 votes, 16.7%

The Samurai's Garden by Gail Tsukiyama

4 votes, 13.3%

Shogun by James Clavell

3 votes, 10.0%

30 total votes

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